1 COUNCILMEMBERS
Laura M. Nakamura, Mayor
Dominic D. Aliano, Vice Mayor
Pablo Benavente
Laura M. Hoffmeister
Carlyn S. Obringer
Civic Center
1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519
www.cityofconcord.org
Regular Meeting of the
Concord City Council
Tuesday
June 9, 2026
6:30 p.m. - Open Session Council Chamber
1950 Parkside Drive
and/or various
telephonic/electronic
locations
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at: Council Chamber, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA.
Please note the following change to the City’s public comment procedures: Unless a Councilmember is participating in the meeting remotely, remote public comment will not be accepted. Public comment may be provided in-person or via email, as set forth below. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a.Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chamber.
Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chamber will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
2 2. REMOTE: Remote public comment will not be accepted, except when a Councilmember participates remotely. At the time of the posting of this agenda, none of the Councilmembers have notified the City Clerk’s Office that they intend to participate remotely, and therefore no remote public comment will be accepted at the meeting. If, after publication of this agenda and before the meeting begins, any Councilmember determines that they will need to participate remotely, their remote participation will be announced at the outset of the meeting in connection with the Roll Call item. If a Councilmember participates in the meeting remotely, the public may participate and provide public comment remotely, as follows:
a. Zoom: https://cityofconcord.zoom.us/j/86761264653?pwd=o2rbxqmOmbcSQYuCh-Pu- 8wTcyQ8LA.VFD84p5My0xIgW0L or Zoom Webinar ID: 867 6126 4653 and Passcode: 037099
b.Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (669) 900-6833 or (346) 348-7799 or (253) 215- 8782.
c.During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. If calling in via Zoom use *9 to raise and lower your hand. The meeting host will call on you, by name, and promote you to panelist in the webinar so you can be seen via your camera. Please enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak. In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date at [email protected]).
3. EMAIL:
a.Public comments can also be submitted via email to [email protected]. Please note that emailed comments will not be read aloud by staff. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Council before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at
https://stream.ci.concord.ca.us/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/Search, and
3. inserted into the meeting record.
b.As emails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your email.
4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a.Watch on TV on Comcast Channel 28, Astound/Wave Channels 29, and AT&T U-verse Channel 99
b.Watch the TV broadcast through the City’s website by following THIS LINK c.Watch Live Streaming of the meeting by following THIS LINK d.Join the Zoom webinar by following THIS LINK
3 5. INTERPRETATION OR WRITTEN TRANSLATION:
OPEN SESSION
1. OPENING
Roll Call - Councilmember Announcements of "Just Cause" Remote Participation
Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Aliano
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
This is a 15-minute Public Comment Period for items within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction that are not on this agenda. Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes.
State law prohibits the City Council from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the Public Comment Period. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above a. Written Public Comment
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation – by Concord Historical Society President Gail Van Tassell, Vice President Vivian Boyd, and Secretary Tracey Mattson presenting the City with a check from fundraising for the Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe renovation project. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
b. Presentation – from Contra Costa Health Services Director of Behavioral Health Services Suzanne Tavano providing an update on the Behavioral Health Wellness Campus at 1034 Oak Grove Road. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
1. To access interpretation or written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link:
Para accesar a la traducción durante la reunion, por favor escanee el Código QR o haga clic en el enlace:
https://attend.wordly.ai/join/SYMQ-8840
2. Choose Language and Click Attend
Seleccione su lenguaje y haga clic en asistir
3. Use a headset on your phone for audio or read the transcript on your device.
Use sus auriculares para escuchar el audio o leer la transcipción en el dispositivo.
4 c. Presentation – to City Manager Valerie Barone congratulating her on her retirement. Introduction by Mayor Nakamura.
4. CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR
The public is entitled to address the City Council on items appearing on the Consent Calendar before or during the City Council’s consideration of the Consent Calendar. Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made by one motion of the City Council, provided that any Councilmember, individual or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the Mayor may defer action on the particular item and place the same on the regular agenda for consideration in any order s/he deems appropriate. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – approval of minutes from the May 26, 2026, Special and Regular Meetings. Recommended by the City Clerk.
b. Considering – adoption of a Resolution accepting and appropriating grant funding from the Fiscal Year 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of $49,967 to the City of Concord as a second-tier sub-grantee and the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff as the direct awardee. Recommended by the Chief of Police.
CEQA: Exempt/not a project pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378 including subsection (b)(4).
c. Considering – the following actions for the Clayton Valley Highlands Sanitary Sewer Repairs (Project No. 2729):
1. Award of a Construction Contract in the not-to-exceed amount of $440,232 to A3 Pipeline, authorizing a project contingency up to an additional 20% of the contract amount for a project located in the Clayton Valley Highlands neighborhood; and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract in a form acceptable to the City Attorney (Funded by Sewer Operating Fund, Fund 710); and
2. Authorizing the City Engineer to accept the improvements upon completion of the project and directing the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion. Recommended by the Director of Community
Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15302, 15303, 15303, 15304, and Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21065.
d. Considering – adoption of a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended and restated Contra Costa Clean Water Program (CCCWP) Agreement. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
5 CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378. e. Considering – adoption of a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Inspection Activities Agreement between the City of Concord, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for inspection services of certain industrial and commercial businesses in accordance with the Municipal Regional Permit. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378. f. Considering – approval of an amendment to the current service agreement with Sedgwick Claims Management Services for three years in the amount of $628,067, plus an additional $396,628 for other service fees, for a total not- to-exceed amount of $1,024,695 for services as the third party administrator of the City of Concord’s Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation program; appropriating $15,196 from the Workers Compensation Fund;[JE1.1] and authorizing the City Manager to execute the amendment in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. (Workers Compensation Fund) Recommended by the Director of Human Resources.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Code of Regulations Title 14 Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15273, and/or 15378.
Public Hearing Item on the City Council Consent Calendar g. Considering – adoption of a Resolution amending Exhibit A to Resolution No. 78-6042 (establishing fees and charges for various municipal services and programs in the City of Concord) to update Planning Division fees inadvertently omitted from the April 28, 2026, fee update. Recommended by the Director of Community Development.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15262, 15273, and/or 15378.
6 5. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS
The public is entitled to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda before or during the City Council’s consideration of that item. Each speaker will be limited to approximately three minutes. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – in order to recruit and retain experienced and qualified police officers, adoption of:
(1) A Resolution approving the negotiated terms and authorizing the City Manager to execute a three-year memorandum of understanding between the City of Concord and the Concord Police Association for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029; and
(2) A Resolution approving the negotiated terms and authorizing the City Manager to execute a three-year memorandum of understanding between the City of Concord and the Concord Police Managers’ Representation Unit for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. Report by Mark Love, Human Resources Manager.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, California Code of Regulations Title 14 Sections 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), and/or 15378(b)(4).
b. Considering – adopting a Resolution amending Policy and Procedure No. 2, City Council Meeting Procedures, and establishing the procedures for responding to disruption of telephonic or internet services during City Council meetings in accordance with Senate Bill 707, and other non-substantive changes to reflect current practice and procedure. Report by Joelle Fockler, City Clerk.
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
Persons who wish to speak on Public Hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the public hearing is opened, except on public hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment.
After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Council level for discussion and action. Further comment from the audience will not be received unless requested by the Council. No public hearing shall commence after 10 p.m. unless approved by majority vote of the City Council. Please see “How to Submit Public Comments” above. a. Considering – adoption of a Resolution adopting the City of Concord’s Two- Year Capital Improvement Program Capital Budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2027 and 2028 and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan FYs 2027-2031.
Report by Bruce Davis, CIP Manager.
CEQA: Not a project under Public Resources Code 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378. 7 b. Considering – the following:
1. Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Municipal Budget;
2. Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the Appropriation Limit for the City of Concord for Fiscal Year 2026-27, Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII B; and
3. Adoption of minor revisions to the City of Concord Investment Policy (Policy & Procedure No. 184). Report by Lisa Agustin, Budget and Treasury Officer.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Sections 15060(c), 15061(b), 15273, and/or 15378.
c. Considering – the adoption of a Resolution approving the collection of Rent Registry Fees, accrued interest, fines and/or penalties for properties which have failed to comply with the registration requirements pursuant to the City of Concord’s Residential Tenant Protection Program (Concord Municipal Code Chapter 19.40, including but not limited to Section 19.40.060, Annual Rental Registration) via imposition of a lien, lawsuit and/or legal means.
Report by Kelly Rush, Principal Housing Program Analyst.
CEQA: Not a project/exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, 14 Cal Code Regs. Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, and/or 15378.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence received at the City Council meeting will be listed here on the Annotated Agenda. a. Letter to Assembly Member McKinnor re: AB 1383 (McKinnor) - Public employees' retirement benefits. Oppose (as amended May 13, 2026) - May 29, 2026
b. Letter to Assembly Member Solache re: Notice of Support - AB 2002 (Solache) - Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund
c. Letter to Gustavo Velasquez, Director, California Department of Housing and Community Development re: Support of the County's proposal to the Encampment Resolution Fund Round 5 (ERF-5) Program - June 1, 2026 8 8. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Closed Session Announcements
City Manager or Staff Reports
Council Reports
9. ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting: Regular Meeting
Date: 6/23/2026 6:30 PM
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in the Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited by California law to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the hearing or in a written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the hearing.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and California Law, it is the policy of the City of Concord to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are disabled and require a copy of a public hearing notice, or an agenda and/or agenda packet in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require other accommodation, please contact the ADA Coordinator Tianjun Cao at (925) 671-3243 or [email protected], at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.